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M7.3 earthquake, Panama, 1974-07-13

MagnitudeM7.3ms

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)1974-07-13 01:18

Rank in 19743 / 97among M6+

Rank since 1900723 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

33 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 7.75, -77.69

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1974 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.0M7.0

1976 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.7M6.7

2013 M6.7M6.7

1913 M6.6M6.6

1970 M6.6M6.6

1914 M6.5M6.5

1970 M6.5M6.5

1975 M6.5M6.5

2000 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1970-09-27	1970-09-27 03:38	10 km	19 km N of Bahía Solano, Colombia
M6.5 1970-09-26	1970-09-26 12:02	9 km	9 km NW of Bahía Solano, Colombia
M6.3 1960-09-19	1960-09-19 19:01	15 km	38 km SE of Juradó, Colombia
M6.3 1952-05-16	1952-05-16 20:45	10 km	122 km SW of Jaqué, Panama
M6.1 1951-12-06	1951-12-06 14:29	15 km	11 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia
M6.4 1945-03-17	1945-03-17 23:57	15 km	110 km SW of Juradó, Colombia
M6.2 1942-12-26	1942-12-26 12:31	15 km	6 km SSE of Palmito, Colombia
M6.4 1925-03-29	1925-03-29 21:12	15 km	19 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama
M6.4 1924-07-06	1924-07-06 14:18	20 km	14 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia
M6.2 1917-06-30	1917-06-30 17:50	15 km	75 km SSE of Pedasí, Panama

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.